Adjustable partition member for drawers and the like



June 2, 1953 M. MOKIN 2,640,621

ADJUSTABLE PARTITION MEMBER FOR DRAWERS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 17, 1951 IN VEN TOR. MAX MOk/N Ga-MM A TTORNEY Patented June 2, 1953 OFFICE ATE-NT 2,640,621 ADJUSTABLE PARTITIONMEMBER FGR naAWERs AND rm: LIKE- Max Mokin, Brook-13 n, N.- Y.

Application August 17, 1951, Serial No. 242,321

(01. sat- 22) 3 Claims.

The invention relates to a partition member such as may be readily installed within a drawer or box to divide the same into compartments as may be desired.

It has for an object to provide a partition member which will present a neat appearance when installed and one which may be installed without requiring the use of any tools.

A further object of the invention is to provide a partition member of this nature which shall have a substantial range of adjustment, and which is so constructed that contact of its mechani'sjm, other than exposed end pieces, with the contents of a drawer or the like within which it has been installed is avoided.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a unit of the aforesaid nature which is simple in construction and manufacture as well as in installation of the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a partition-forming unit which assembles conveniently for neat packaging and ready transport-ation.

In carrying out the invention, a pair of telescopic frame elements is provided including respective tubular elements and cooperating rods, at least one of such cooperating units having means for effecting adjustably an engagement therebetween, whereby to limit the degree of telescopic action of the frame elements and to secure rigid positioning of a partition member in a drawer or the he. To conceal substantially the telescoping elements, a sheath is provided over each one of the pair of telescopic elements, the

one sheath being somewhat larger than the other to accommodate the telescoping action.

The nature of the invention, however, will best be understood when described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a View in isometric projection of a drawer with the novel partition-forming member installed therein to provide the desired compartments.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the novel partition member assembled for shipment or storage; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section thereof taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 2 of the drawings, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the partition member.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the partition member with its frame members extended, and with a portion of the sheath members broken away and in vertical section.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 5 and illustrates a modification.

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said tubular elements Hi to telescope therein in accommodating the partition-forming member to the dimensions of, for example; a drawer I6, Fig. 1. As is indicated in this figure, three partition members H, at and it have" been; installed in the drawer, the partitions rt a d I8 transversely thereof and the" partition" [9' longitudinally between thetwo" said partitions i1 and it to provide the" desired compartments.

In order to hold such partition members firmly in ition, as well as to accommodate them to various" iht'eri'or dimensions, a further tubular and adjustment element 20 i provided, preferabl'y as" an element to extend intermediate the tubular elements l'4, longitudinally from the end piece l2 at right angles thereto and parallel't'o th'e's'aid elements it. This intermediate" tubular element is designed to receive slidably a corresponding further rod element 2! extending at right angles from the end piece l3 parallel to the rods I5, and telescoping therein. Thus, the two frames IE) and Il may be slidably assembled and moved in or out, as is indicated in Fig. 5, to accommodate within limits the partition member to various sizes of drawers, boxes and the like.

When installed thus, it is, of course, necessary to fix a partition-forming member in its desired location; and to this end, the rod 21 may be threaded, as shown, to receive a nut 22 or the like. This nut is manually rotatable on the thread to feed along rod 2| and when it contacts the end of intermediate tubular element 20 it will, upon further rotation, spread apart the two frame elements I!) and II until their respective end pieces l2 and I3 firmly contact the corresponding opposite walls of the drawer or the like to hold the partition in place. Instead of threading the rod 2i, the rod 25 (Fig. 6 of the drawings) may be without threads and be held to its telescoping tubular element 26 by a manually operable set screw 21 carried by the tubular element 26. In this embodiment, movement of the frame elements is manually accomplished directly by grasping the end pieces 28 and 29 t0 separate or collapse the cooperating frame elements, as will be readily understood.

When the frame elements have thus been set. by either expedient, provision is made to sheath the entire mechanism except the aforesaid end pieces. Thus, a pair of telescoping sheath members 30 and 3|, of a length slightly less than the distance between the end pieces when the latter are fully contracted, is provided to completely enclose the respective frame elements l and II, except for their end pieces, the sheath member 30 being somewhat larger than the cooperating member 3| so that the latter may be telescoped into the former in accordance with the extent of separation of the frame elements. After these frame elements have been firmly set in position, as hereinbefore set forth, the sheath members are then to be manually slid outwardly until contact is made with the respective end pieces. The partition-forming member will then have its various elements, other than said end pieces, completely concealed and the partition will afford an attractive accessory as well as provide against entanglements of material, stored in the compartments formed, with the various elements required to locate the partitions to provide said compartments.

I claim:

1. An adjustable partition member for drawers and the like, comprising a pair of telescopic frame elements each including a rigid end piece and one a plurality of tubular elements extending longitudinally therefrom at right angles to its end piece, and the other a plurality of rods extending longitudinally therefrom at right angles to its end piece, said rods adapted to fit slidably within the corresponding tubular elements to assemble the two frame elements, and an intermediate tubular element extending longitudinally from one of the end pieces and an intermediate rod extending longitudinally from the other end piece adapted to slide within the said intermediate tubular element in the assembly, and manually adjustable means to engage the intermediate rod with the intermediate tubular element to limit the degree of telescopic action between the two frame elements.

2. An adjustable partition member for drawers and the like, comprising a pair of telescopic frame elements each including a rigid end piece and one a plurality of tubular elements extending longitudinally therefrom at right angles to its end piece, and the other a plurality of rods extending longitudinally therefrom at right angles to its end piece, said rods adapted to fit slidably within the corresponding tubular elements to assemble the two frame elements and at least one of the rods being threaded, and a nut fitting over the threaded rod for manual adjustment thereon, said nut being adapted to contact the outer end of the coacting tubular element to limit the degree of telescopic action between the two frame elements.

3. An adjustable partition member for drawers and the like, comprising a pair of telescopic frame elements each including a rigid end piece and one a plurality of tubular elements extending longitudinally therefrom at right angles to its end piece, and the other a plurality of rods extending longitudinally therefrom at right angles to its end piece, said rods adapted to fit slidably within the corresponding tubular elements to assemble the two frame elements, manually adjustable means for effecting contact between the free end portion of at least one tubular element and its cooperating rod to limit the degree of telescopic action between the two frame elements, and a sheath extending over the tubular elements, and a similar sheath extending over the rods, one sheath being larger than the other whereby they may be telescoped between the end pieces to conceal substantially the partition member telescoping elements.

MAX MOKIN.

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